TedLavie Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 Vote for who you think would win the game. Rules: One vote per person, duplicate accounts will be banned and action taken against those attempting to rig the results. One vote per team involved in the match. Co-owners may vote in every match up except their own. For people who have been following along and wish to vote: please join the conversation and maybe give a reason you voted as you did. This will alleviate any suspicions of unusual voting and will promote discussion. Players that have a (D) next to their name indicate that they are doubtful or unlikely to play. Players with (GTD) are game-time decisions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Gotham QB - Matthew Stafford RB - Derrick Henry WR - Demaryius Thomas WR - Jarvis Landry WR - Chris Conley TE - Tyler Eifert LT - Jake Matthews LG - Matt Slauson C - Maurkice Pouncey RG - Shaq Mason RT - Mitchell Schwartz RB - Jacquizz Rodgers WR - Breshad Perriman OL - AJ Cann OL - Andrus Peat QB - Carson Wentz DE - J.J Watt NT - Bennie Logan DT/DE - Muhammad Wilkerson DE/OLB - Ziggy Ansah (Q) ILB - Bernardrick McKinney ILB - Navorro Bowman CB - Josh Norman CB - Xavier Rhodes CB - Xavien Howard FS - Eric Reid SS - Kam Chancellor EDGE - Leonard Floyd CB - Demaryius Randall LB - Reuben Foster LB - Mason Foster S - Justin Simmons DL - Austin Johnson DL - Vernon Butler Camden QB- Drew Brees RB- Devonta Freeman WR- Odell Beckham Jr WR- Mike Evans WR- Cole Beasley TE- Evan Engram LT- Tyron Smith LG- Ronald Leary C- Wesley Johnson RG- Brandon Fusco RT- La’El Collins _____________________ RB- Duke Johnson RB- Eddie Lacy WR-Paul Richardson WR- Braxton Miller TE- David Njoku TE- Virgil Green OL- T.J. Johnson OL- Cedric Ogbuehi DE- Chandler Jones DT- Sheldon Richardson DT- Akiem Hicks DE- Yannick Ngakoue LB- Anthony Barr LB- Jake Ryan CB- Aqib Talib CB- Kevin Johnson CB- Vernon Hargreaves S- Kevin Byard S- Jamal Adams ____________________ DE- Michael Bennett DE/DT- Solomon Thomas DE- Preston Smith DT- Grady Jarrett LB- Ben Gedeon LB/S- George Iloka CB- Marcus Cooper CB- Chidobe Awuzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TedLavie Posted September 17, 2017 Author Share Posted September 17, 2017 Gotham OFFENSE This week we come out in our 3 wide set with the aim of sustaining drives, moving the chains and finishing in the red zone. We will attack Camden’s weak defense in the middle of the field in the pass game and pounding the rock between the tackles against a thin interior D Line. Derrick Henry and Jacquizz Rodgers will both have significant roles out of the backfield, with each getting 15 - 20 touches both rushing and receiving. We feel we can take advantage of Camden’s weak linebacking group and break some big plays up the middle. If Camden loads the box with a safety to compensate, Stafford will audible out and attack 1 on 1s with little or no over the top help in their secondary. Tyler Eifert will be a focal point in the intermediate pass game as Camden doesn’t have a defender with the size/speed combo that can cover him off the line outside of Talib. Expect Eifert to get 10+ targets and particularly in the red zone. If Talib comes off Thomas and is left in single coverage, Stafford will target him on intermediate and deep routes. Landry will be used as a possession receiver out of the slot, again hoping to take advantage of single coverage. We trust Stafford to make good decisions and find the open receiver and continue his hot start. DEFENSE - 34 Hybrid Nickel On defense we are moving to a nickel base to match up with the Hood Rats 3 wide base. With a running game that’s not very intimidating, we expect Brees to take to the air often. I think we can get pressure on him with our front 4, but we will also mix in blitzes from McKinney and Bowman, especially on third downs. With ODB nursing a bum ankle, we turn our attention to Camden’s biggest threat, Mike Evans. Norman will play him physically off the line in man, with Xavier Rhodes on Beckham (Or his replacement). We will bracket Evans with Chancellor or Reid over the top on most plays, we want to eliminate him from Camden’s game plan. Considering Rhodes shut down a healthy Beckham last year, I don’t see him having an impact in his condition. We’re going to put Xavien Howard in the slot on Beasley and play him physically off the line. Not even sure how Midget Brees would even see Miniscule Beasley down the field, but he can expect some headhunting if he thinks he can get off the line on slants over the middle. The rest of Camden’s weapons are pedestrian. I don’t see Freeman getting any traction against my D Line and backers, while Evan Engram is a non event at this point. Camden Offense This week we take on our old pals Gotham. Literally, old. They boast one of the better defenses in the league, so today's match up will force us to get creative. Here are some ways we'll do that. Spread/Protect- We're going to spread the field with as many 4 wide, 3 wide/big slot sets as we possibly can. The less people Gotham can jam up close to the LOS the less they can disguise to come after us. Keeping our RB's in the backfield to give Brees a little extra help should aid as well. Motion- To expose Gotham's game plan further, we'll be using lots of motion to get an idea of what kind of coverages Pheltz is hiding. Variety- To keep Gotham guessing we'll be moving players all over the formation. Aside from the constant motion, guys like Beckham, Evans and Engram will constantly be shifting around the offense so they can't be keyed on. We'll have formations with both Beckham and Evans in the slot with Engram flexed out wide, formations with Beckham and Engram side by side in the slot and even moving them to the backfield from time to time. Delays/Draws/Screens- With the plan to spread Gotham out, they'll undoubtedly be doing everything they can to get to Brees. They'll try to attack the interior of the OL with blitzes and stunts at times too. We can combat this using Freeman and Duke Johnson's ability on delayed hand offs and screen plays. Our interior isn't very powerful, but they're athletic so we can use this to take advantage of Gotham's aggression. Defense Gotham knows we boast a strong pass rush all the way across the defensive line, so I'd imagine he's either going to try to pound the ball to soften us up, or spread the field out and run his quick strike offense. Here's how we plan on negating those. Mix up zone/man looks- Gotham likes to run a quick strike passing attack to combat pass rushes. That makes sense, it's a common strategy. But this week we'll be switching back and forth between man to man looks on the outside to quarters coverages. This will make Stafford take time after the snap to figure out the coverage, he can't just rely on it being man coverage and throwing a quick slant or something. Now he's got to worry about a linebacker or another CB drifting into his throwing lanes. We'll rotate safeties and our nickel LB on Tyler Eifert as well. Vary defensive line looks- Our defensive line is deep, and it has multiple players who can move inside and outside, so we'll take advantage of that. Expect to see some passing downs with Chandler Jones lined up next to Michael Bennett, and Yannick Ngakoue on the outside next to Sheldon Richardson. We think the fact we can mix all these players up to rush from different spots keeps them fresh and gives up mismatches all over the line. Staying home- Gotham tries to spread you out and then rush big boy Henry on a softened front. If Henry is staying, in, we'll know staying disciplined is important to not get burned by Henry. Luckily our defensive line is a very good run stopping unit, so we won't be at that big of a tactical disadvantage when we vary our defensive line looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlash Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 8 hours ago, TedLavie said: The rest of Camden’s weapons are pedestrian. Yea I mean aside from a top tier QB, top tier RB, two top 5 WR's I'm not sure how I'd ever score a point. Without a big name at TE too I can't imagine moving the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheltzbahr Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 41 minutes ago, Jlash said: Without a big name at TE too I can't imagine moving the ball. I would agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoundrel Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, pheltzbahr said: I would agree. Engram is a stud if he had a stud QB he would torch the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pheltzbahr Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 14 minutes ago, Counselor said: Engram is a stud if he had a stud QB he would torch the world. Yeah, his debut was awe inspiring. He needs to harness his power of invisibility to his benefit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoundrel Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 2 hours ago, pheltzbahr said: Yeah, his debut was awe inspiring. He needs to harness his power of invisibility to his benefit though. I understand you have to downplay your opponent but his weapons are beastly. But you do you boo boo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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